Month: July 2016

It’s hard to believe but I didn’t know about Grub fallback feature. So every time when I needed to reboot remote server into a new kernel I had to test it on local server to make sure it won’t panic on remote unit. And if …

XWiki Xwiki is an open-source enterprise-ready wiki written in Java, runs on a servlet container like Tomcat, Jboss etc. which uses the relational database to store the information. In this article we will know about how to install Xwiki in Linux using .war file usable for …

As GPS on mobile devices becomes more sophisticated, it’s easier than ever to track a lost or stolen device. You hear stories on the news every so often about how an iPad or other device is found using GPS and built-in location tracking. With Windows 10, …

Moshi’s new Avanti headphones are all about rich, intensely detailed sound—the kind you did not know was even present in the song you’ve listened to hundreds of times with lesser earphones, ear buds, or through your computer or TV speakers. Moshi, a company that specializes in …

Apple’s New Music Royalty Proposal Would Make Streaming Costlier for Free Services Like Spotify Apple has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board calling for a simplified way to pay songwriters and music publishers for streaming music, according to Billboard. While the change would …

On iOS, I activate Siri by saying “Hey Siri.” Vocal activation isn’t available on the macOS Sierra Public Beta through the Siri system preferences, but as Jdcampbell on Reddit points out, it can be done through Sierra’s Accessibility system preference. Essentially, you use dictation to activate …

There are plenty of reasons for why you’d want to turn off your iPhone’s cellular data connection. Perhaps you’re running low on battery but need to answer an important call. Maybe you’re on a limited data plan and want to switch on data only as needed. …

Need to extend the capabilities of your iPhone? Grab an accessory. Add-ons like battery packs, camera lenses, and speakers all promise to make the iPhone an even more central part of many aspects of your life—and they succeed. The experience with many, however, has been a …

Infinitely more configurable than iOS Notes, SnipNotes is part clipboard manager, part note-taking app. One of the most irksome things about Touch ID is that Apple requires users to sign in with a password every 24 hours, defeating the purpose of fingerprint recognition in the first …

Now that WWDC is over, the iPhone 7 rumors are getting even louder, since its expected unveiling in September is probably the next time we’ll see Tim Cook on stage. Yes, that’s still a good while from now. To help keep track of all the scuttlebutt, …

Information is now stored and accessed digitally. Not only is it easier to share and store information like this, it’s also much easier to access it. If you’ve downloaded a particularly long research paper that you don’t want to read all the way through to see …

Ok Google is a very popular Android feature and in March of this year, Google opened the API up to developers. Doing so means developers can integrate app functionality with the OK Google command. Doing so will let users can invoke the app function with the …

Windows 10 was offered to both Windows 7 and Windows 8 users as a free upgrade but the upgrade had an expiration date and that date is now only two weeks away. The free upgrade expires on July 29, 2016, a good three days before the …

Poke Balls are a limited resource in Pokemon Go. The more Pokemon you catch, the faster you will run out of Poke balls and unless you live in a college dorm or a cemetery (both appear to be hotspots for Poke Stops), you will find there …

iOS 10 comes with a neat new feature for compiling photos into short movies or slideshows called Memories. The photos included in these short movies are added based on the time and place they were taken. Users can set a mood for the accompanying music and …

Widgets no longer appear in the Notification Center in iOS 10. They’ve moved to a page of their very own. They now appear under Spotlight search when your iPhone is unlocked. When the phone is locked though, widgets appear on a dedicated screen when you swipe …

When you start playing Pokemon your in-game starter kit includes Poke balls and incense. The Poke Balls you already know what to do with but the incense is also incredibly useful. The incense attracts Pokemon to wherever you drop it. It can cause Pokemon to spawn …

GIMP image editor 2.8.18, a new point release in the stable branch, has been released to fix a vulnerability in the XCF loading code. With special XCF files, GIMP can be caused to crash, and possibly be made to execute arbitrary code provided by the attacker. …

Windows 10 marked a shift in how Microsoft promotes its products. It’s gotten quite aggressive with it going so far as to install an app called ‘Get Office’ on Windows 10. The app periodically reminds you to try Office 365. Windows 10 employs other, more subtle, …

You can work and play with a free Enterprise evaluation version of Windows 10, which will last you a full three months. Not sure whether you want to upgrade to Windows 10? Well, if you do upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1, you can always roll …